The Sangyo Region [On Hiatus]

[Dedenne1]

I think the map is fine, looks nice. So what all do we need to do with it? Come up with names and determine town order?

Just names i believe and town order yep!

I have no ideas for that.

I'm willing to help though! Just say the word! x3

Just need help with the names and town order oh and critiquing the story would be nice cause i didnt exactly proofread it and wrote it quicker than my other stories.

Edit:i actually rewrote well everything and i also wrote up two new sections must be feeling inspired today haha so check it out and let me know what you guys think.

Welcome to the Sangyo Region

Spoiler:

The region of Sangyo is a relatively new region with a difficult past…
Not too long ago the region was split and at war with itself. West and East Sangyo had both been enraged and each side was ready to destroy the other each holding in their possession hundreds of warheads and millions of soldiers. When all seemed lost the leaders of each side were asked by a mysterious organization to meet in the old capital building of the region on June 13th. But before we get into that lets go over the history of Sangyo.

Before the war…(Revised)

Spoiler:

Back before the split of modern day Sangyo the entire region was under an Absolute Monarchy where King Hotaru held all the power. Hotaru meant to "share" the success of his region with the entire world and prepared to invade the neighboring nations. Several officials on the east side of Sangyo disagreed with him and began meeting in secret. Months passed but on the 17th of August Hotaru was to officially declare war on the neighboring regions. That day Hotaru died in his sleep. Nothing was ever uncovered about his death but the rumors soon spread that the officials in the east murdered their king. On the 18th of August the next ruler was to be crowned, but the ceremony would spark the first stages of war. When the time came for her to be crowned Lady Ginchiyo refused and expressed how the crown would always belong to her father…a coward. The audience was shocked as she exclaimed that she, herself would forge herself a crown of gold and transform the puny region her father once thought to be so great to an Empire the world would fear. The officials took this time to speak up, Lord Yansan stormed onto the stage exclaiming how this was not how a leader should act and that the people themselves should contain the power to make the decisions and have a say in government. "While the King filled his belly, his people starved. And now our Queen wishes to further tax us? To use what belongs to the people for her own crown? When will we speak up citizens? When will we have our…" Yansan never finished his speech as Ginchiyo slammed her dagger in his heart. With their leader dead the Eastern Officials left in a hurry including Yansan's wife, Lady Yukiko. This was the day when the unrest began as people around the country began rioting. The damage was immense and with Lady Yukiko and her wisdom missing the region was thrown into chaos. On the 1st of September soldiers marched from the capital city through West Sangyo meeting any riot or form of protest with force. East Sangyo never took it as hard. There were few riots but the unrest from the West worried many. Within the following week Lady Yukiko stood in front of the Capital Building announcing that East Sangyo would no longer obey the commands of Lady Ginchiyo. The response was immediate. Thousands of soldiers stormed the Capital building but Lady Yukiko was already gone. With the announcement made the army, the cities, and the region itself was split. Lady Ginchiyo was to represent the West. And East Sangyo elected Lady Yukiko as their leader. The war had begun...

The War…

Spoiler:

After the events at the Capital Building in September both Lady Ginchiyo and Lady Yukiko ordered weapons to be produced from every factory on their side of the boundary. Thousands of bombs, missiles, and guns were created, for one purpose, to destroy the other side. Lady Ginchiyo used propaganda and intimidation to draft soldiers from every city in West Sangyo. In East Sangyo Lady Yukiko held press conferences and made public speeches speaking about the hardships that they would face and the many deaths that the war would cause, however she stressed what winning this war might mean. Independence, civil rights, a new government and balance. However there was no draft in East Sangyo, people began signing up and Lady Yukiko's speeches proved to be an effective incentive to obtain more soldiers. In the end both sides were equally met with warheads and soldiers. The first battle began at the capital. When the region split into two sides so did the capital. A wall was constructed straight down the middle of the city where neither from each side was allowed to cross. Then in the cold winter days of December, West Sangyo stroke. Six Planes departed from a nearby city on December 17th and set coarse for the Eastern Capital. Five planes dropped bombs on scattered parts of the city wreaking havoc everywhere they went, the sixth plane crashed into the Central Government building. The attack was short and quick but the damage was immense. Thousands of people killed in the wreckage and many more injured. Tensions where high and the East would no longer sit idly by while the West took its citizens lives. On December 18th "The Andreas" was fired, a nuclear warhead with the power to destroy an entire city. The warhead was planned to hit the western city of Sutong. "The Andreas" hit 53 miles away from the city killing over 50,000 people and injuring over 100,000. One month later West Sangyo sent its orders to the navy, that the fight would be brought to the sea. West Sangyo's Navy far outnumbered the Easts and for four months decimated its ships and launched countless missiles at its trading ports. East Sangyo needed supplies, funds, and soldiers. They searched out for help offering anything they could. But no region would help in a civil war calling it "A battle of ambitions". East Sangyo was on its own. After launching two nuclear warheads and ordering countless missile strikes both sides seemed to be at a stalemate. In mid-may Lady Ginchiyo made her decision. She would end the war swiftly by not only bombing the East and invading its cities….But by using pokemon to fight their way in. The news spread quickly, and many awaited the response of Lady Yukiko, however, before a statement could be released the nations came to an agreement. No region would trade with either side of Sangyo until peace was achieved. Sangyo seemed helpless, millions were lost, materials were scarce and both sides where highly in debt. All seemed lost until June 13th…

June 13th

Spoiler:

While the war was raging and both sides seemed to be crumbling from the inside out the leaders of both sides failed to realize a team rallying the citizens for a new order… On June 13th a two ambassadors entered the East and West sides of Sangyo. They called upon the leaders to meet at the old capital building in the name of peace. Although each leader was reluctant to go the people spoke out, the war was becoming too much and with both sides at a loss of what to do there was no other options. As the leaders approached both accompanied by armed guards a man several guard dressed in odd uniforms met them and ordered they leave their guards outside. With both complying the guards escorted them to the old capital building, a place that hadn't been used in months. Once at the entrance no guards entered the building saying there was only one person at the top floor who wished to meet both of them as quickly as possible. The two leaders glancing wearily at each other entered the structure not sure what the next hour would hold. However the meeting was brief, thirty one minutes had passed and both leaders exited the building, together. They announced that the war was over and that Sangyo would be one once again. Questions were asked, but no answers where given. Both Lady Ginchiyo and Lady Yukiko left as quickly as they came. The uniformed men left in helicopters however there was no one else seen exiting the building. Although the events of the day are strange present day people celebrate June 13th as a day that ended suffering and the tale itself was lost to time…

Present Day Sangyo

Spoiler:

In the present day, Sangyo is known as an extremely industrialized land.
Religion although tolerated is not encouraged and religious structures are scarce. Many people have grown to accept what happened on the 13th but many East and West Supporters wish to see the region divided again and groups are beginning to sprout up all over the region threatening to split the region apart once again...
"The region is growing into a superpower, industrialized cities have begun sprouting up all over the region, rebuilding of severely damaged cities has begun and the capital is finally rebuilt to its former glory."
"Technology here is more advanced than ever, many corporations have grown so large as too expand into other regions."
The overall government of the region is a Constitutional Monarchy where Potentate Koichi resides as a figurehead and the Council of Seven. The council is made up of seven councilmen and women elected by the people collectively.

Will update the op soon in the meantime could use any advice you guys have .

 

[ghostly]

I think you should make it paragraphs and not stick it in one.

I'm confused reading it since it's cluttered, giving spaces to clean it up would be nice.

 

[Dedenne1]

I think you should make it paragraphs and not stick it in one.

I'm confused reading it since it's cluttered, giving spaces to clean it up would be nice.

Alright thats understandable it was done in a bit of a rush so i didn't do anything fancy once its inserted into the op it'll have paragraphs but it'll have scroll bars as well to make the post alittle shorter.

 

[ghostly]

I have now updated a little haha.

 

[Dedenne1]

The City Naming Event
As the Sangyo Region really begins to form i could use some help with naming the cities and towns on the map. If you havent viewed the map yet or your new in can be found in the original post. As of current we have 12 towns that need names, a name for the island and possibly a better name for victory road and the pokemon league. The only city that currently has a name is the capital city or by its formal name Shuto City. Below is a list of possible names for towns and cities but you can also make your own up or mention which ones you like best.

As we discuss the possible names it would be best to also mention what town the player would start in and what cities they will go to from there as well as what locations are cities and which are to be towns. After all of this is done Route names will be given so start thinking creatively and we can finish this map together!

Possible City/Town Names

Kuzusunai
Miyakanai
Asakumo
Xutong
Amuro
Kuzuu
Inoyama
Watari
Fuitō
Otto
Amau
Sabushiro
Minari
Horonai
Kawado
Yōkamachi
Kisabe
Hasizu
Gisela
Oreana
Linwyn
Gilramore
Swanford
Wintervale
Scrabster
Axminster
Dewsbury
Darkwell
Ozryn
Mansfield
Warlington
Jongvale
Stanmore
Streatham
Tarnstead
Northwich
Grimsby
Aquarine

In Other News
We have a new town map! Thanks to my great friend Esper for creating it and completely outshining any pixelart skills i had. But in all serious the new map is beautiful so if you havent seen it check it out!

 

[Twilight Storm]

Name:Jennifer
Trainer Class/Place in Society:(Custom Class?)Beauty Eevee Craze Girl
Pokémon:Eevee, Sylveon, Glaceon, Espeon, Leafeon, Vaporeon

 

[Dedenne1]

Name:Jennifer
Trainer Class/Place in Society:(Custom Class?)Beauty Eevee Craze Girl
Pokémon:Eevee, Sylveon, Glaceon, Espeon, Leafeon, Vaporeon

Hey Welcome to the region Jennifer! Ill add you right now to the list of citizens and be sure to check out the current event in the post above you :D

 

[Twilight Storm]

Perhaps Aura City? Maybe everybody there has a Lucario and is like Sir Aaron in a way? Oh! And Sir Aaron is all of there ancestors and... yeah!

 

[ghostly]

I like this ones since Sangyo is based on Japanese and I like the sound when I read it.

Kuzusunai, Miyakanai, Asakumo, Inoyama, Fuitō, Minari, Yōkamachi

 

[Lycanthropy]

Let's see... Pommingham, Cannaby, Tule, Felsebourgh, Catinna, Homming, Yuchester.

 

[Dedenne1]

Spoiler:

Perhaps Aura City? Maybe everybody there has a Lucario and is like Sir Aaron in a way? Oh! And Sir Aaron is all of there ancestors and... yeah!

Possibly i like the name though although thatd be more of a small town in my eyes.

I like this ones since Sangyo is based on Japanese and I like the sound when I read it.

Kuzusunai, Miyakanai, Asakumo, Inoyama, Fuitō, Minari, Yōkamachi

Thats what i went with i mixed in names from traditional japanese and added in some more rustic ones as well.

Let's see... Pommingham, Cannaby, Tule, Felsebourgh, Catinna, Homming, Yuchester.

I didnt even see Catinna i really like that one :D
So we have:
Pommingham, Cannaby, Tule, Felsebourgh, Catinna, Homming, Yuchester, Kuzusunai, Miyakanai, Asakumo, Inoyama, Fuitō, Minari, Yōkamachi...14 so ill take 2 out. Felsebourgh because it doesnt have much meaning and its hard to say and Fuito because its also hard to say and its the least unique of the other ones. Now Step 2 and 3.

The City Naming Event
Part 2.0

So currently we have our 12 town names Pommingham, Cannaby, Tule, Catinna, Homming, Yuchester, Kuzusunai, Miyakanai, Asakumo, Inoyama, Minari, and Yōkamachi. The last locations on the map that need to be named are the island, a possible different name for Victory Road and a name for the Pokemon League since in Sangyo it is located in a busy city similar to the idea of Evergrande City but with actual people, places, homes, hotels etc.​

Island Names
Tsuki (Moon in Japanese)
Shinsei (Rebirth in Japanese)
Luna
Lonlei
Regala

Pokemon League, City Names
Erīto
Rīgu
Pawā
Hōfuna
Saikai (begin again in japanese)

New Name for Victory Road?

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The City Naming Event
Part 3.0

Now is the time, once you have weighed in on part 2 lets begin discussing what parts of the maps are cities and what parts are towns. Every City must be named the only ones that are named are the capital city (large sideways pokeball) and the pokemon league city (under the capital city tb named after part 2). From here i believe we can start normal weekly scenarios but im getting ahead of myself but if you wanna know we have a point system coming that will focus on your individual character and how worthy you are and how evil/good you are. Thats right you could end up being the best of the best or the meanest villain.

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[BlueDogXL]

The name for victory road should be whatever 'challenge path' is in japanese.
Hurhurhur so clever hurhurhur

 

[Esper]

The name for victory road should be whatever 'challenge path' is in japanese.
Hurhurhur so clever hurhurhur

挑戦の道: Chousen no Michi

I dunno, Pilgrimage Path, Trainer's Folly, Stairway to Heaven. Something like that.

 

[BlueDogXL]

Then...
Chouseno Michi!
(and cleverness strikes again! ;P)

 

[Awan2407]

I don't know why but Shori Pasu (roughly translation of Victorious Path) comes in my mind.

 

[Dedenne1]

挑戦の道: Chousen no Michi

I dunno, Pilgrimage Path, Trainer's Folly, Stairway to Heaven. Something like that.

I lke Trainers Fully and Stairway to Heaven ^^

Then...
Chouseno Michi!
(and cleverness strikes again! ;P)

The only thing id change is the Michi to path and have Chouseno Path to make it less confusing and more understandable. ^-^

I don't know why but Shori Pasu (roughly translation of Victorious Path) comes in my mind.

What about Shori Pass? Thats actually a really good one i like that alot translates to victorious path and isnt too confusing.

Thanks guys keep the ideas coming these are great! Any ideas for the island name or do any of you like the ones i suggested?

 

[Awan2407]

Whatever floats your boat~ Also the island names are good c: But maybe change Luna to something else since it kinda has the same meaning of Tsuki which is Moon but in different language.

 

[Dedenne1]

Whatever floats your boat~ Also the island names are good c: But maybe change Luna to something else since it kinda has the same meaning of Tsuki which is Moon but in different language.

Yes Luna is moon in Latin while Tsuki is moon in Japanese thats what i was thinking kinda moon island since its shaped like a moon or something else perhaps.

The only things left to discuss then would be names for the pokemon league city which i suggested a few and the town order as well as which cities are towns and which are cities.

 

[Esper]

Yes Luna is moon in Latin while Tsuki is moon in Japanese thats what i was thinking kinda moon island since its shaped like a moon or something else perhaps.

The only things left to discuss then would be names for the pokemon league city which i suggested a few and the town order as well as which cities are towns and which are cities.

Another possibility: Mizazuki (三日月) which means "crescent moon".

And whatever you name the island, the cities/towns around it should have the same style of names. So like if you go with Tsuki Island then the nearby towns should be given the Japanese-inspired names like Kuzusunai (this almost says "won't destroy"), Miyakanai (which loosely transliterated could mean something like "inside the palace home"), Asakumo ("morning clouds" or maybe "morning spiders"), Inoyama (which kind of looks like "wild boar mountain"), etc.

 

[Dedenne1]

Map Locations Are Complete!

So i labeled all the Cities and Towns as well as other notable locations. Let me know what you guys think and if any changes need to be made. Thanks to Sopheria for giving me some of the codes!​